Mistley, River Stour: Drone Photomontage and CRS Reveal® for Two New Homes

Charles Roberts Studios produced a photomontage using drone photography for a pair of contemporary new homes at Mistley, on the tidal River Stour on the East Coast. The site is in a Conservation Area, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Coastal Protection Belt, so how the homes sit in the landscape was central to the application.

Drone photography and CGI

The image was made to support the Design and Access Statement for the planning application. The two timber-clad homes, with their green roofs and solar panels, were integrated into drone photography of the site. The aerial view shows what a ground-level photograph cannot: the homes set back among the trees, the access drive, the neighbouring house to the east, and the village of Mistley and the tidal estuary beyond.

CRS Reveal® planning slider

We also produced a CRS Reveal® planning slider comparing the existing and proposed views from the same position. The viewer moves between the site as it stands and the site with the two homes in place, so the change to the landscape can be judged directly.

For more on this approach, see our aerial 3D visualisation for planning page.